Lake Wildwood Golf Course
Penn Valley, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by William F. Bell, opened 1968.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 1,310 ft the ball carries about 2% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 13, where the green sits 42 ft above the tee and plays about 14 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 18, where the green sits 60 ft below the tee and plays about 20 yards shorter.
- 18 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Black | Blue | White | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 14 | 305 | 285 | 260 | 248 |
| 2 | 4 | 12 | 345 | 331 | 266 | 227 |
| 3 | 3 | 16 | 166 | 154 | 143 | 119 |
| 4 | 5 | 8 | 522 | 471 | 442 | 389 |
| 5 | 5 | 10 | 472 | 455 | 430 | 420 |
| 6 | 4 | 6 | 436 | 406 | 328 | 318 |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | 394 | 378 | 363 | 288 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 398 | 386 | 351 | 318 |
| 9 | 3 | 18 | 157 | 141 | 132 | 128 |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | 399 | 390 | 363 | 302 |
| 11 | 3 | 15 | 163 | 155 | 133 | 125 |
| 12 | 4 | 5 | 381 | 363 | 324 | 275 |
| 13 | 4 | 9 | 402 | 360 | 346 | 267 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | 430 | 417 | 329 | 321 |
| 15 | 5 | 7 | 544 | 527 | 497 | 424 |
| 16 | 3 | 17 | 168 | 158 | 132 | 125 |
| 17 | 5 | 13 | 459 | 448 | 424 | 420 |
| 18 | 4 | 11 | 377 | 362 | 313 | 310 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6518 | 71.2 | 125 |
| Blue | Male | 6187 | 69.7 | 123 |
| Blue | Female | 6187 | 75.2 | 130 |
| Oak | Male | 5914 | 68.4 | 122 |
| Oak | Female | 5914 | 73.7 | 129 |
| White | Female | 5576 | 72 | 127 |
| White | Male | 5576 | 66.8 | 116 |
| Cedar | Female | 5316 | 70.1 | 123 |
| Cedar | Male | 5316 | 65.5 | 110 |
| Green | Male | 5024 | 64.1 | 105 |
| Green | Female | 5024 | 68.4 | 120 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 295-31 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 292 · 305 · 318front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 191
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water left: 245 to reach, 274 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 31 ft below the tee.
- Fairway water on the left: 245 to reach, 274 to carry. Drives that finish short of 245 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 191.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 336-26 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 329 · 345 · 359front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 219
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water left: 299 to reach, 333 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards shorter: the green sits 26 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 222 yards.
- Fairway water on the left: 299 to reach, 333 to carry. Drives that finish short of 299 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 219.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 161-14 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 155 · 166 · 184front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 23yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water left: 192 to reach, 253 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 151 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 14 ft below the tee.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 42 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 4 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].